Press Releases

National Park City Rangers come together to help make London greener, healthier and wilder.
8th May 2020
London National Park City has launched their new Ranger Community with 54 volunteers, as they joined together online to launch the first of its kind programme in the world.
Counting artists, rewilders, urbanists, activists, athletes and teachers amongst their ranks, a diverse and passionate group of Londoners are collaborating to explore solutions for some of nature’s most pressing challenges in an inner-city environment.
The Ranger Community purpose and projects include greening...

Press Release31 October 2019 - For immediate releaseLondon National Park City is recruiting 50 National Park City Rangers backed by Timberland, and supporting some exciting Urban Greening projects in Croydon, supported by musician, Loyle Carner
The National Park City Foundation and global lifestyle brand Timberland have started a three-month search for 50 volunteer London National Park City Rangers to share their vision for a greener, healthier and wilder London, and to kick start new urban greening projects across the capital.
The call for Rangers was announced alongside plans to green...

Press Release
15 July 2019 - For immediate release
London becomes the world’s first National Park City
The National Park City Foundation (NPCF) will confirm London as the world’s first National Park City on Monday 22 July at a City Hall Summit hosted by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. [1]
Organisations and individuals will sign a London National Park City Charter demonstrating their support for making the city greener, healthier and wilder.
The day before, on Sunday 21 July, the National Park City Foundation in partnership with World Urban Parks and Salzburg Global Seminar will publish the...

On Monday 22 July, London will become the world’s first National Park City. [1]
London’s new status will be confirmed at the London National Park City Summit hosted at City Hall by the National Park City Foundation and Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. [2]
The summit will be attended by guests from across London and from representatives from other cities around the UK and the world looking to follow London’s lead as a National Park City.
The Foundation will also launch a Universal Charter for National Park Cities on Sunday 21 July, the day before the London launch, with simultaneous events on...

January 2019
More people live in cities than ever before. We are no longer hunter gatherers. This is the age of the urban innovator; seeking and trying new solutions to make life better.
10 Ways to Make Life Better, launched as London prepares to become the first National Park City!
Launching London National Park City in July this year will mark the point where people-power kicks in to reduce air pollution, increase greenspace and begins to address social issues such as loneliness, exclusion, stress and obesity by working with, and improving, nature in the capital.
After extensive research,...

For immediate release: 10 July 2018
London will become the world’s first National Park City a year from now, the National Park City Foundation (the Foundation) announced today [1].
London National Park City will launch during a special National Park City season starting in May 2019 and culminating in a summer summit to encourage cities from around the world to follow London’s ambition to be green cities, vibrant with nature and people enjoying the great outdoors.
The announcement comes ahead of the first London National Park City Week championed by the Mayor of London with over 300 community...

London, 21st March 2018London National Park City calls for London to bloom with 9 million wildflowers - one flower for every Londoner
Londoners are being urged to sow millions of wildflowers – one for every Londoner – to brighten the capital, and to pave the way for London becoming the world’s first National Park City in 2019. #WildflowersForLondoners is led by London National Park City working with Seedball, the award-winning London social enterprise making wildflower seed balls, to help anyone in London make the capital bloom. [1], [2]
For every seed ball sold, SeedBall will donate...

London, 9th February 2018London soon to become the world’s first National Park City
London is a step closer to becoming the world’s first National Park City as the idea has now secured the backing not just of the Mayor of London and members of the London Assembly but a majority of London’s 654 local council ward teams - the local authority councillors elected by Londoners.
With this broad mandate, leaders of the campaign will be working with the Mayor and Londoners across the capital to launch the National Park City in 2019.
Inspired by the aims and values of Britain’s national parks, the...

London, 2nd October 2017
Beautiful new map of London – created to celebrate the capital's great outdoors
A stunning new map has been published byUrban Goodtoday showing London as the world’s firstNational Park City. The massive map includes all of the capital’s 3,000 parks plus woodlands, playing fields, nature reserves, city farms, rivers, canals and all the spaces that contribute to London’s parkland. Some of the most iconic walks through and around London are drawn, such as the London Loop and Capital Ring, along with symbols marking places to swim outdoors, climb hills, pitch a tent or...

London, 27th April 2016
Experts call for London to be declared a National Park City
Over 70 health, conservation, education and culture experts have signed an open letter to London's elected councillors calling for them to back a campaign to make London a National Park City.
Former Director-General of the National Trust Dame Fiona Reynolds, artist Sir Antony Gormley, nature writer Robert Macfarlane and public health advisor GP Dr. William Bird MBE are just a few of the high profile experts who believe the move will improve Londoners health, quality of life and environment.
“London being a...